David Morton, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDavid Morton
American writer
Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1886
Date of Death: 13-Jun-1957
Profession: poet
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About David Morton
- David H.
- Morton (February 21, 1886 – June 13, 1957) was an American poet.Born in Elkton, Kentucky, he graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1909.
- Morton played on the varsity football team.
- After a decade of newspaper work, starting at the Louisville Courier-Journal, he became a teacher in the high school at Morristown, New Jersey.
- Beginning in 1924, he taught at Amherst College.His work appeared in Harper's Magazine.
- He is noted for having written a fan letter to Dashiell Hammett.
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